ww Until you’ve tried (and crucially, failed) it’s hard to imagine how trying for a baby could be anything other than a rollicking great time. For many coupl...

Phowar he's a bit of alright. He's more than alright. Oooh he's a sort. I love a man with chubby thighs. God a man who is just starting to lose his hair. God...

We want The Hotbed to be inclusive and have male and female perspectives on sex and relationships. In this post a Dad shares his experience of going through ...

I was thinking the other day how it's only really recently that I've realised how much my hormonal cycle has impacted my love life. Like most women my age (4...

I wasn’t a particularly early starter, but I always looked older than my age so found that men were hassling me for sex from about thirteen. It didn’t help t...

Well maybe not actually turning 40. I’m sure as I headed through my late 30’s it got better. And if you’re not there yet and you’re filled with fear at the t...

I have never been someone who thought dating sites would be an option. I never really got down with the maybe-you’ll-meet-your-life-partner-online thing. Al...

A little while ago, I wrote (another) anonymous blog, wondering whether having surgery would help me to rekindle my sex life. And no, not that, kind of surge...

Of course, we shouldn’t argue with kids around. We should be grateful to have them, and walk around in a fuzzy warm haze, congratulating ourselves on our go...

I remember my husband saying to me, a few heady weeks into our relationship, that he couldn’t imagine getting into bed with me and not touching me, or sittin...

In my early 20s I made the radical decision to take a year of celibacy. My flatmate at the time, who was a year or so older than me and seemed considerably m...

So here at The Hotbed Collective we spend a lot of time focusing on sex after having kids, but what's it like for younger couples without? We spoke to Kathar...

Women have become the masters of faking it. We fake being comfortable in heels. We fake being demure when we want to be assertive. We fake being a princess w...

When you've just had a baby, sex can be the last thing on your mind. Literally the last thing. But should we worry about this, or is there a reason for our d...

(Image of the author aged 15 years old ) I have always had a weakness for musicians. Who actually doesn't? There is something about a rock musician that mak...

So we're still recovering from the fabulousness that was our first 'A NIGHT WITH HOTBED' live podcast event which took place at Old Street Records this week....

So this week we tackle a biggie - it's kind of the reason we kickstarted THE HOTBED COLLECTIVE in the first place...how do we sustain passion in a long term ...

Dr Karen is our fabulous sex expert and Clinical Psychologist and Psychosexologist. She is also a Director at The Havelock Clinic. This week we interviewed h...

So I've had a few weird experiences with Instagram. One of them is the fact that men have started messaging me, and sending heart emojis or just HELLO DOLL! ...

Cherry, Anniki and Lisa all tried In2Mate's Natural Lubricant which claims to have 'rejuvenation' properties, whatever they are... Here is what we all though...